Rieken Surname

115,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rieken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rieken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5571:31,4844,146
United States9951:364,28032,421
Netherlands3161:53,4409,173
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Austria111:774,13064,097
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Rieken Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rieken Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rieken is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rieken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 115,950th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,831,502 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Rieken are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 2,557 people, or 1 in 31,484. In Germany Rieken is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 64 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Hamburg, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside.

Rieken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rieken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,764 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rieken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rieken surname are 27.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rieken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.16% less than the national average, earning R 215,868 per year and in United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riecken921,686/
Reken911,114/
Riken91129/
Ricken834,281/
Rijken832,051/
Rikken831,550/
Reiken83304/
Raiken83162/
Ruiken83144/
Recken83137/
Roeken83113/
Reeken8371/
Reuken8357/
Rekken8341/
Reyken8329/
Rikien836/
Rekaen834/
Riekem833/
Rekend831/
Riekin831/
Rikcen831/
Raeken831/
Ryeken831/
Reaken830/
Rikn803/
Rekn802/
Rijcken77241/
Reusken77197/
Reijken77101/
Roecken7764/
Rieskin7762/
Ruijken7743/
Riechen7714/
Reicken775/
Riscken775/
Rekendt773/
Rekkeng772/
Reedken771/
Rickken771/
Reisken771/
Riyoken771/
Reddken771/
Rizqeen771/
Roehken771/
Hrekken771/
Rickend770/
Ryken73882/
Rekin73841/
Rikin73555/
Ruken73168/
Recen7366/
Rekyn7335/
Ricen7317/
Rüken7314/
Rekne734/
Rickn731/
Riikn731/
Rieskind717/
Rekenová716/
Rekenova711/
Riecking711/
Reickent710/
Redkyn67853/
Rekina67623/
Richen67514/
Raikin67327/
Rykken67231/
Rycken67124/
Raikyn67104/
Rechen6792/
Rucken6769/
Requen6769/
Reikyn6767/
Riquen6758/
Rekyna6743/
Ruyken6742/
Rikina6738/
Rücken6735/
Rauken6732/
Ridkin6721/
Hryken6721/
Rekint6716/
Rickin6714/
Reicen6710/
Hrekyn6710/
Rijkin677/
Rayken677/
Recaen677/
Rikkin677/
Reikin675/
Reukyn675/
Rikion673/
Rezkyn673/
Rjikin672/
Ryyken672/
Ryekin671/
Rykeen671/
Receen671/
Rekhne671/
Rekkin671/
Hrikin671/
Hrekin671/
Rouken671/
Rekien671/
Reycen671/
Ruikin671/
Reekin670/
Reacen670/
Regcen670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rieken
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